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How it works

From the first shot to world rankings — six steps of a cat hunter.

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How CatOnMap works — six steps from snapping a cat to the world rankings
1

Spot a cat — snap it

Shooting happens only through the mobile app — that's how we know the cat is real and was met exactly where the photo says. On the Free plan you can take a shot every 10 minutes, on Plus — every 3 minutes, on Pro — with no pauses. If the cooldown hasn't passed yet, the app shows a timer until your next shot.

Free 1 shot / 10 min
Plus · €2.49/wk 1 shot / 3 min
Pro · €3.99/wk no pauses
2

The cat detector checks the shot

Every photo is analysed by a neural network in a split second: is there a cat, are there any people in the frame, is the content appropriate. If everything is fine, the photo is published automatically — usually within seconds. Borderline cases go to human moderation, and until a decision is made the photo is visible only to you.

✓ Cat detected · 98%
Cat found
No people in the frame
Content is clean
3

The cat joins its country's gallery

The country and city are determined from the photo's geolocation. A cat from Limassol goes to the "Cyprus" collection, a cat from Tbilisi — to "Georgia". Travel and unlock new countries like levels in a game. On the website you can filter your collection by country and share a public profile link.

🇨🇾 Cyprus 12 cats
🇬🇪 Georgia 5 cats
🇮🇹 Italy new gallery!
4

Weekly battles

Every week — Monday to Monday — a competition runs: one approved photo = one point. Rankings are counted in six leagues: city, country and the whole world — among everyone and among friends (the friends league requires at least 5 friends). On Monday the results are finalised and the app sends you a personal summary.

6 leagues results on Monday
#2 · You 14 cats
#1 · Alex 15 cats
#3 · Mia 11 cats
5

Lost Cat — if a cat goes missing

Lost your pet? Create a request: up to 5 photos of the cat, the place and the date it went missing. For 7 days, AI compares your cat's photos with every new shot hunters take within 5 km of the location. When there's a match you get an instant notification and an e-mail with the photo, the place and the time of the encounter.

up to 5 photos
5 km radius
7-day search
✓ Match → notification
6

Collection and storage

20 collection slots come free. Need more? One-time packs of 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000 photos are purchased once and stay forever. Delete a photo — the slot frees up.

20 photos free
100 €4.99
1,000 €11.99
10,000 €29.99
100,000 €99.99

Ready to start hunting?

Download the app — your first 20 cats are free.